The Countdown-22 Poem by Smrui Ranjan Mohanty

THE COUNTDOWN-22

Things do happen not as you wish
Things do happen not as you plan
It may not be the way you want these to be
But that is the decree you are to live with

The biggest tragedy is not
What has happened or going to happen
But your inability and unwillingness to accept it.
Tragedy never remains a tragedy
If you accept it as part of life

Are you the lone loser
Or others are losing too?
You may be thinking about many
But how many think about you?
Are your feelings reci ocated
The way you except or otherwise?
Is it not prudent to call it a day
And come out of the cocoon
Of which you are part till date

You may be engrossed or disillusioned
But life moves on its way
It depends whether
You will be with the flow of life
Or leave yourself in your dream past
Which is as illusory as an oasis in the desert

Never get ravaged by the tremor
Sometimes the foundation of life gets shattered
But the end may not be anywhere near
Gather yourself, hold on to the basics
Who knows life may be more beautiful
Than what it is

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty©
India
22.11.2022
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